Teachers' tendencies to promote student-led science projects: Associations with their views about science

Science Education

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 400-419

  Bencze, J Lawrence ^a   Bowen, G Michael ^b   Alsop, Steve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33646692197     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20124     Document Type: Article

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